The Chechen branch of Russia’s Federal Registration Service is seeking the closure of the Union of Non-Governmental Organizations (SNO), which disseminates information about the human rights situation in Chechnya and Ingushetia.

A number of Chechen non-governmental organizations whose offices are located in the House of the Press building in downtown Grozny plan to vacate these premises early in the new year. The main reason is a sharp increase in rents.

In their opinion, the accusations against Russian human rights activists, the ban on the activity of the Danish Refugee Council in Chechnya, the legal proceedings against the ChKNS are all links in the same chain.

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